Dungeon Siege Characters - The Combat Mage

I love playing mages. I play a lot of games and I usually go the magic route. Which is why I was really disappointed in the combat mage.

They are not super effective - at least not as effective as fighters and archers tend to be at killing stuff. They do get pretty good at it, but not for quite a while. If you are planning on playing a solo game I don't recommend picking combat mage as your primary focus.

They have low strength which leads to low health, as well as low dex which leads to low armor class. Combined with some of the armor restrictions and this makes for a very vulnerable combination.

If you do play a combat mage, then find the best summon spells that you can. You will need minions. They keep you from getting hit as well as dishing out some damage. After that focus on finding the best damage spells that you can.

Keep yourself out of combat as much as possible. Put yourself behind the fighters. Let them soak up damage while you pummel the enemy at a distance if you can. And like the archer, if things get too close for comfort, run away.